Maintenance Engineer

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Engineering team as a Maintenance Engineer based at our European Manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. The role operates Mon‑Fri (0800‑1630) with required flexibility. As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll join a broad team focused on maintaining and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to maximise plant availability and performance while meeting quality requirements.

• Maintain site health, safety & environmental standards and company policies, being responsible for own safety and the safety of those around who may be impacted.
• Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns within agreed target times.
• Carry out and record work in accordance with the annual maintenance plan.
• Provide engineering support to operations and minimise non‑operational time.
• Maintain workshop spare inventory.
• Support process improvement activities that affect Overall Equipment Effectiveness (product of Quality, Performance & Availability).
• Actively contribute to capital investment projects.
• Achieve and maintain workshop housekeeping standards.
• Adopt and behave according to the Moove Attitudes, acting with consideration and respect for others.
• Supply essential out‑of‑hours activity as required by the business, without breaching the Working Time Directive or exceeding the company's 6‑day maximum working policy.
• Act on any reasonable request by the company or leadership team.

• Experience of maintenance engineering in a manufacturing process environment.
• Practical fault‑finding knowledge of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation systems.
• Experience of maintenance and repair of fluid transfer pumps (diaphragm & positive displacement), electrical drive systems (direct, geared, fixed & variable speed controllers), mechanical systems (gears, shafts, bearings, drive belts, conveyors).
• Highly desirable:

• Compressed air systems, compressors, direct expansion dryers & filtration systems.
• PLC checks and programme modifications capability (Siemens S7, ideally Omron and Mitsubishi).
• Knowledge of steam boiler heating systems.
• Knowledge of basic hydraulics.
• Root cause analysis methodology skills.
• Ability to provide clear & concise communication with colleagues and managers on a 1:1 basis and in production and project meetings.

The Moove Group is already a leading provider of automotive lubricants, oils, and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, the Americas and growing fast. Under the Brazilian‑owned Cosan Group, the organisation is a global provider of Energy and Logistics. There are 200 employees based at the Gravesend location, at which over 26 different languages are spoken. This is a high‑energy, fast‑evolving environment with ambitious improvement plans.

If you are excited by change and growth, then this role should be of interest.

• Competitive Salary.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%).
• Life Assurance 4x basic salary.
• Ample free onsite parking.
• Access to the subsidised canteen.
• All tools and PPE required for the role.
• Medicash EAP and Perks.